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A Netflix spin on the classic children's books is about to launch. It remains to be seen how it compares to the 1970s adaptation – which is much darker and grimmer than most remember.

America's linguistic independence has transformed the English language with a wealth of new words and phrases – shaping its own cultural identity in the process.

This creamy, herby salad cream has existed overseas for decades and visitors to the US are now allegedly shipping cartons of it home. But is there any truth to the reports?

How a gory depiction of the 1770 Boston Massacre by Paul Revere ignited fury against British rule, becoming arguably the most effective example of propaganda in US history.

Your devices are changing your body in ways you might not realise. It's not too late to do something about it.

It was the smallest, least-populated and shortest-lived colony in the US. But despite being virtually unheard of today, it helped shape the nation's birth 250 years ago.

During the 1962 Championships, a flash of pink knickers worn on court by Maria Bueno caused outrage at the venerable club. It wasn't the first, or the last, outfit to raise eyebrows.